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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-31
TRINITY CHURCH, NEW YORK
CITY.

1t seems somewhat anomalous that
the most noted street for financial oper-
ations and the most famous church
structure in the metropolis should be
in close proximity to one another. Wall
street is renowned all over the world,
while Trinity church, which stands at
the head of it, is almost the first object
toward which the sightseer bends his
footsteps. Surrounded on all sides by
the rush and whirl and roar of mighty
city's traffic, it looms up grandly silent,
its spire pointing upward over two hun
dred and eighty feet, as though to re-
mind the restless, excited throngs that
daily surge past it, that from such a
vantage point the tallest of them is but
pigmy.
Aside from its beauty of architecture,
however, Trinity church is most inter-
esting historically The site it occu-
pies, now quite at the lower end of the
city, was at the northern limits of the
town at the time of its granting to the
corporation by the British government
in 1897. This is evidenced by the word
ing of the grant, which fixes the loca-
ton as Gin or near to a street without
the north gate of the city, commonly
called Broadway" Then we have an
other curious reminder of the past in
the statement that the large tract of
land the church received from the same
source a few years later was called
"Queen Anne's farm" This extended
along the North River from Vesey to
Christopher street, including the ground
now occupied by the Argosy office, so
that the value to which it has attained
can be family imagined. 1t is owing
to this extensive ownership of city real
estate that the Trinity corporation has
come to be the wealthiest single church
organization in this country.
In connection with old Trinity are
six chapels scattered throughout the
city, most of them being equal in size
to regular churches. OF these, st.
Paufs, only few blocks further up
Broadway, is the most noted and we'll
known, standing as it does, surrounded
by its graveyard, opposite the Astor
House, and within a stones throw of
Newspaper Row. In addition to these
the Trinity corporation main
tains parOchial, industrial and training
schools, workingmen's and boys clubs,
hospitals and relief bureaus, all in the
poorer parts of the city, where the good
they accomplish is of incalculable ex-
tent.-GOlden ArQoSV.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-31

been announced at the drawing-room
door. Take the house with green
blinds, for instance. We know it is a
quadrille party, because we saw a man
taking up the front drawing room car
pet while we sat at breakfast this morn
ing.
Hark- "a cab That's junior clerk;
tidy sort of young man, with tend
ency to cold and corus, who comes in a
pair of boots with black cloth fronts,
and brings his shoes in his coat-pocket,
which shoes he is at this very moment
putting on in the hall. Now he is an
nounced by the man in the passage to
another man in a blue coat, who is a
disguised messenger from the office.
The man on the first landing pre-
cedes him to the drawing-room door,
"Mr. Tupple !" shouts the messenger.
"How are you, Tupple ?" says the
master of the house, advancing from
the fire, before which he has been talk
ing politics and airing himself. my
dear, this is Mr.. Tupple Ia courteous
salute from the lady of the house,;
Tupple, my eldest daughter; Julia my
dear, Mr.. Tupple; Tupple, my other
daughter, my son, SIR" Tupple ruos
his hands very hard, and smiles as if it
were all capital fun, and keeps con-
stantly bowling and turning himself
round till the whole family has been
introduced, when he glides into chair
at the corner Of the sofa, and opens a
miscellaneous conversation with the
young ladies upon the weather, and the
theaters, and the old year, and the last
new murder, and the balloon, and the
ladies' sleeves, and the festivities of
the season, and great many other top
les of small-talk beside.
We have scarcely written the last
word Of the previous sentence when
the first stroke of twelve peals from the
neighboring clutches. There is some
thing awful in the sound. Strictly
speaking, it may not be more impress
sive now than at any other time, for
the hours steal as swiftly on at other
periods and their fight is little needed.
But we measure mans life by years,
and it is solemn knell that warns us
we have passed another of the land
marks which stand between us and the
grave; disguise it as we may, the re-
Election will force itself on our minds,
that, when the next bell announces the
arrival of a new year, we may be in
sensible alike of the timely warning we
have so often neglected, and of all the
warm feelings that glow within us now.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-31
MADNESS AND REPENTANCE
OF KING LEAR.
BY GEORGE MACDONALD, LID.

But madness now comes to the King.
Is that cruel, do you think ? See what
a terrible strain has come upon the old
mans mind. think it was of Gods
mercy that it came to him. God en-
folded him in the cloak of madness that
he might be at peace. Oh, do not think
that God forgets his poor madmen.
And may not the battle of life be fought
out under the veil of madness Yes.
L think better great deal than many
do it who have all their senses. They
live, as it were, in dream, and if they
work righteously in it do they not de-
deliver their own souls ? See what a
boon madness was to him; in every
moment of lucidity his heart is torn,
but his madness gives him peace.
But by-and by Cordelia comes from
France to succor her father, Oh,
friends, when we are ripe for Gods
help, Gods help comes. The opportu-
nity has come when the woman who
could not speak, shows that she can
act. She comes to England with an
army. But let us look little more at
the King. He has actually come to
know what fattery is. "They fiattered
me like dog" says he, thinking of
the past "They told me 1 was every
thing; tits lie. am not ague-proof. d
Poor old man, ague was a reality, a
fact in his being which no fiattery could
remove. And see what human heart
he has now. He finds his old friend
Gloucester in Punishment, blind and
miserable, and he tries to comfort him,
tells him to be patient. In these few
lucid moments, he shows how much
true wisdom he has learned.
Now let us look for a moment at the
end of the story, which ends with the
old mans death. He is in the care of
Cordelia. The spirit Of madness has
left him. He is asleep. The dear lit
tie woman sits watching at his bedside,
toying lightly with his white locks. She
knows how he had been turned out of
doors during the tempest, and she says:
milne enemy's dog,
Though he had bit me, should have stood that
night
Against my fire."
You see how she feels about it. First
it is a dog, then her enemy's dog, then
her enemy's dog that had bit her, she
would have sheltered that awful night.
But the old man opens his eyes; the
sweet change Of peace and restfulness
that has come to him makes him think
he is dead and that his daughter is a
spirit. "YOu do me wrong" says he,
Ito take me out of the grave" Poor
man, he thinks that being dead, he
should be in grave. Please do not
laugh at the silly remark. There are
great many Christian people whose
ideas of death are borrowed from the
pagans. "When did you die 2'' he says
to his angel daughter. But he comes
to himself a little and he is nightly
perplexed to know where he is. He
gets pin and he tries if he can feel its
sharp point, and then he thinks he is
living. ~ should EN- die with pity to
see another thus'-ah, he was far from
that when he was king. Now he has
a human heart. Oh blessed suffering
which has wrought such a change
He now describes himself as
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-31
"a very foolish fond old man


Fourscore and upward, not an hour more or
less;
And to deal plainly
fear am not in my perfect mind"
Please to pass over the old mans de-
scription of his age. There are plenty
of us who do not speak dramatically
even in our perfect senses. See, he re-
cognizes his daughter at last and mark
his first question, "Be your tears wetP''
Yes, he finds this is no sham sorrow of
hers, and out of his heart wells sweet
repentance. Forget and forgive, am
old and foolish" Think you, is this
pitiful2 1t is the triumph of life over
death. He has accomplished the great
mission of life. He sees the wrong he
has wrought and he says 81 did it, for
give me"-the King is free man now.
In the battle that ensues between the
hostile armies, the French troops are
defeated. Cordelia and her father are
made prisoners. Shakespeare knew we'll
that the right is not always triumphant
in this world. That right is too big a
thing to be all managed here. But it
is your business and mine to do the
right, though even in the doing of it
we condemn ourselves to perpetual
prison. See how full of love the old
nan is to his daughter. His prison is
infinitely more precious to him than the
kingdom he had lost. He goes to it
with glee:
Come let's away to prison;
We two alone will sing like birds 4 the cage;
When thou dost ask my blessing, I'll kneel
And ask of thee forgiveness; SO we'll live,
And pray, and sing, and tell old tales and laugh
At gilded butterflies, and hear poor rogues
Talk of court news; and wen talk with them
too,
Who loses and who wins; who's in, who's out;
And talk upon's the mystery of things
AS if we were Gods spies; and we'll wear out
In valid prison, packs and sects of great
ones,
That ebb and flow by the moon"
But these twain have fallen into cruel
hands, and the kind Cordelia suffers
death by hanging. Now do not SILVER
at such death, as if you think it was
not dignifed enough for her. Cruel
fixion was once deemed the most dis
honorable of deaths by the Romans,
but the noblest of all the band who saw
the Master-and he a Roman too
thought it an honor so to die.
See there is the old man, in the fury
Of madness; he has killed the execu-
toner, and he carries in Cordelia in his
arms. He knows she is dead, but yet
he would bring her back to life. He
cannot bear to think that he has lost
his daughter. He would have her stay
little longer with him. He gets his
wish, but not exactly in the way he
thinks. That poor heart of his fails to
do its duty. He wants his daughter
back. Would it not be all the same if
he would go to her? Through the gates
Of death he enters into life. Now he
has found that there is no life without
love-that love is life. With him now
there is no more sorrow nor signing !;
he is perfectly happy he has found his
daughter and they live in each others
love-
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-31

Andrew ID. White, who was for
nineteen years president of Cornell Uni
versity, is still a comparatively young
man. He is only fitty-five and looks
somewhat younger. In his dress, gener
al appearance and manner he bears more
resemblance to a successful business
man than to a refined scholar.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-31

George Bancroft, the historian, is
said to regard the writing of $50 words
as a good days work; Mr.. Blaine made
1900 his stint when writing his recollec-
tions and Admiral Porter dashes off
$500 as rapidly as poet writing under
inspiration.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-31

The authorship of the poem 'If
Should Die Tonight" attributed to Mr..
Beecher for years, has been traced to
Miss Belle e. Smith, q former student,
and at present teacher in Tabor Col.
lege, at Tabor, Iowa. 1t first appeared in
the Christian Onion, June 18, 1873.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-31

will ever be fastened by this instru-
mentality, Christian church plant
ed among us for the salvation of the
nations,
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-31

Mr.. 7. A. Trollope recalls that his
maternal grandfather, country vicar,
could not endure the sound made by a
knife-edge on dinner-plate. So he had
some plates made for himself with disks
of silver set in the centres, and on those he
cut his meat, without having his teeth
set on edge.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-31

On the occasion of his SEVENTEEN
birthday, Professor Mommsen received,
among other things, an address of con-
graduation signed by 418 learned ce.
lebrities in Germany, England, Austria,
Switzerland, Italy, Holland and America.
Accompanying this address was a bust
OF the septuagenarian historian.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-31

walt Whitman, broken, palsied,
hopeless, plaintively means in the De-
cember Century thus:
TWILIGHT.
"The soft, yoluptuous opiate shades,
The sun just gone, the eager light dispelled
Il, too, will soon be gone, dispelled),
A haze-nirvana-res and night-oblivion.
We prefer Frederick w. Faber:
REST comes at length though life be long
and dreary;
The day must dawn and darksome night be
past.
All journeys end in welcome to the weary,
And heaven, the hearts true home will come
at last"
And we doubt not Walt Whitman would
prefer it, and possess it, could he but be-
lieve in Him who said, "Where am
there shall ye be also."- Neao York Ad-
UOcGte.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-31

In personal appearance Whittier
is remarkable. Tall, and as straight as
one of the young pines in his favorite
grove, it seems impossible that he is
about at the end of fourscore years. The
crown of his head is bald and his hair is
glossy silver, but his great black eyes
are as clear, bright, and piercing as if he
were in the prime of life. He walks with
the dehberation and dignity of age, but
without a suggestion of physical feebla-
ness, and while he remains standing his
head is as finely poised as a soldiers.
The straightness Of his figure is the more
noticeable on account Of his Quaker dress,
the coat of which fits him as neatly and
closely as if it were the convention
al "swallow tail" When seated and
listening his head drops slowly forward
and aside-a pose which seems peculiar
to poetic natures the world over. He is
a most appreoiative reader of other mems
books and poems and talks admirably of
all good writings except his own, of
which he can scarcely be persuaded to
speak even to his dearest intimates.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-31

1t is related that Prince Bismarck
was once asked for an autograph by a
young English girl, who professed extra
ordinary admiration for him, and wrote
that she would consider few lines from
him an omen of happiness for her future
life. He sent her the following: "Beware,
my child, OF building castles in the air
They are of all structures, the easiest to
erect and most difficult to demolish."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-15
THESE INCoRpoRATED.

A Cable Railway Company in Du-
iuth-.A st. Paul Mining CONF
pany.
Articles Incorporating the Duluth High
land Cable Railway company were filed
yesterday with the secretary of state. Cap
ital stock is fixed at 5000, 900. w. W. Bill
son, John II. Harris. Charles E. Shannon
and Alva W. Bradley, of Duluth; James
Borden, Superior; John A. Willard, Man
kato, and Daniel Shaw. Albany, N. Y, are
the incorporates.
Articles were also filed Incorporating the
Duluth Journal company for the purpose
of publishing a daily newspaper among
other things, at Duluth. Capital stock is
fixed at $4,000. The incorporators are
c. A. Louusberry, Horace E. Alexander
and George L. Hughes, all of Duluth.
The Queen Gold and Silver Mining and
Milling company of st. Paul also incerpo-
rated. The business of the company will
be carried ON at Whtefsh Lake, Thunder
Bay district, Ontario, Canada. Capital
stock is placed at S1,500.000. The incor-
porators are Henry S. Sibley G. G. KIM
ball, j. A. Boak, j. H. Hulsiek. S. Quincy
Haas, A. c. Ramsden, ST. Paul, and A. Ii.
TruaX, of Hastings.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-15
The Battery in Camp.

Col. Joseph Bobleter, of the Second
Minnesota with his staff, visited Fort
Smelling yesterday for the purpose of con-
ferring with the light artillery officers. 1t
is his wish to have the light battery again
go into camp with the Second. Mai. Rod
ney of the battery will accompany Col.
Bobleter to Mankato at an early date to
look over the ground, and if he finds it suit
able for artillery target practice he will
probably give his. consent to going into the
encampiilent. The artillery officers speak
in the highest terms of the courtesy and
hospitality of Col. Bobleter in past years.
DR.. w. l.. KneeJler and Lieut.. Ahern
will accompany Company u Oh It's trip
East
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-15
ROTUNDA RItF-RAFF.
Men WHO stop for a Day or More in
the Capital CITY.

E. G. Holmes. the Detroit NJ nm. banker.
was leaning pack in a chair in the rotunlu or
the Merchants yesterday booming Detroit
lake as watering place. The picture he
painted Of that charming little mirror OF
water was an enhancing one, and it is sure
10 be one of the prominent retreats for BUSH
ness men and their families in the future
summers Mr.. Holmes says it is sure to
coire to the front. Last year there were
several new buildings erected there. and bust
Ness ulnohg the fishermen and hotel IN IN on
the lake WAS better than ever before and
this year promises to be twice as lively. Be-
sides Offering breathing place for the citi.
Zens OF st. Paul and minneapolis and OF the
5owns east of it, Detroit lake is becoming
popular with the people OF Fargo, Grand
Forks and other Northwestern towns Fish
ing in the lake will be better this season. if
The winter takes through the ice count for
an thing. than it has ever Teen before. and
better facilities for enjoying piscatoral
pleasures W he offered the sportsman Like
nearly every Northwestern town. Detroit is
enjoying something of real estate boom.
~
h. A. Burns, Moorhead banker and Dru-
prietor OF the Grand Pacific hotel at that
place. was among the guests at the Merchants
yesterday, and he stroked his great beard
with tue same conplacency that he did five
years ago when thousands of dollars we're
made in Il day in Moorhead and Fargo through
real estate deals. AT that time Mr.. Burns
was looked upon as millionaire, and the
greater portion of the city of Moorhead was
bis. as it is to-day, but the boom failed. and
although Mr.. Burns lost his title of million
aire, he still possesses enough of the world 8
goods to make him Il conspicuous figure in
Northwestern business circles He saws he
don't want to see Moorhead boom again rs it
doomed a lew years ago, but he hopes TO see
it enjoy strong and hearty growth. and he
predicts that it will, as business there has nj
ready picked up and several big real estate
deals have been made. He anticipates that
the long and short huu clause in the inter
state commerce bill is going to help Moorbead
and Fargo great deal, and with the promise
of abundant crops throughout the Red river
valley the prospects for the Northwestern
towns seems very encouraging.
*a*
DR.. Guernon, internal revenue collector "a
St. Vincent, was registered ct the Merchants
yesterday. He is down from the Northern
regions for few dars ON private business
and took 40 care to bring news with him
Tie ice is well out of the Red river ana
although an overflow of the lowIantis was
expected. there was no trouble from that
source and the country is safe. Seeding Is
wen Under way In the upper PART OF the val
leg tiid the Farmers are hn$tlin tt get theiI
trops in as ely as possible, 10 give them tht
be.ient vi the spring fafts watch will do d
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-15
AMUSEMENT NOTES.

rQuite good audience witnessed 1.-THE
World performance at the Grand last night.
There will be three more performances or
this play this week tonight, tomorrow night
and Tomorrow matinee.
Sale of seats for Robson and Cranes en-
gagement next week open at the box office OF
the Grand this morning. The repertoire will
be MERRY Wives of Windsor" Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday evenings and Saturday
matinee "She Stops to Conquer" Thurs
day night and COMEDY of Errors Friday and
Saturday nights. The plays will all be put
on with elaborate scenery aud beautiful cos
tuning. The ballet will be introduced in all
of them. This will be the first production of
1.-The Merry Wives of Windsor In this city.
Mr. Cranes impersonation of the famous
character of Falstaf Is u masterpiece of COM
edy, while Mr.. Robson's DR.. Caius is scarcely
less entertaining.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-15
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
The State Board of Health Iaixiu.
Special Precautions Against Small
/ ox and Cholera

The state 8Onrd of Health Iakiu.
Special Precautions Against Small
/ OK and Cholera.
At the meeting of the state board of
health, held yesterday at Gov. McGilrs
office. there were present Drs. Hewitt, of
Red Wing. Leonard. OF Minneapolis, Sta.
pies, of Winona, Davis. of Mankato, and
Hand, of St. Paul. Considerable routine
work was disposed of, and there was an in
formal talk on the probabilities, or posi-
bilities. of an outbreak Of contagious dis
eases in the state this SUMMER. 1t was said
that the board was taking extra precautions
TO prevent any outbreak of small pox which
might be brought here by immigrants coming
through Chicago. There was thought to be
no especial danger of an outbreak of chol-
era the coming summer, though the board
was about to begin an investigation to lealn
the chances which the disease had for
Toothold and how it could best be pre-
vented. The fact that the board has a re-
serve fund of $4,000 for use against
cholera was brought out
Under the law the board will begin max
ing out its monthly reports in July
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-15
Dr. Thomas Successor.

The yestrymen OF ST. Paurs Episcopal
church have already received a score of
applications for the pastorate which will
soon be vacated by DR.. Thomas, elected
bishop Of the Kansas diocese. A meeting
OF the vestry has been called for Monday
evening. when these applications will be
considered. No definite action will be
taken, however. until DR.. Thomas has re-
turned from Rhode Island, whittier he was
called Tuesday night by the serious illness
OF his father. The eminent doctor will be
consecrated bishop in the latter part of
May, and will occupy the pulpit at St
Paul'S till then
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-15
How 10 &c, Wealthy.

- For five months Mr.. Kenyon has, with the
hberality that herads the Burlington, occu-
pied considerable space III the daily papers.
The statement has been made that not one per-
son in i've ever reads, or has noticed, the adj
vertiseinent appearing II, these columns. Inn
inediotely following the advertisement will be
found coupon, which it is desired you will
Il out and send to MIR. Kenyon. All replies
must be sent in not later than April 80. Each
person is entitled to but one coupon In re-
turn for the courtesy we have placed with
him hve subscriptions 10 our daily, and he
has set al art twenty first-class tickets good
from st. Paul or Minneapolis to Chicago. A
similar arrangement has been made with
other papers, and on May forty-five Of